Promise of A Mystery २०१०-January and February

My EGA-Mississippi River Valley Chapter-has permission to teach this piece at our meetings। I am programs with anothe gal, so I felt I needed to have a piece in progress for the ladies to see। I will be changing things this time। The corner eyelets were supposed to be red (Family B), but I changed them to yellow/orange(Family C)। Hopefully I won't be ripping as I hate working with the Blending Filament.

Challenge

My local EGA is challenging us to finish some pieces। I could have choosen some older WIP, but decided I wanted to get these done।
First is Ro Pace's Solar Flare। Remember it from last year? I haven't worked on it in ages. Next is Orna Willis's Squaredance। I just started it, but I am bound and determined to keep up this year.

What are you stitching this year?

Another Promise of A Mystery

First, here is a picture of my Echoes of Elizabeth Needlecase by Gay Ann Rogers. I am doing a little every morning and hoping to finish it this year। Maybe before her e-week sale so I can buy something. Here is a photo of my new Promise। I started it last night with the hopes of getting through the February lessons before Orna Willis posts the next lesson for Squaredance। I dyed the floss and perle cotton myself and have yet to decide if I will use the orange or pale yellow for the Family C.

I may be totally insane, but I am thinking of stitching yet another one all in flosses and a few Kreiniks...

Dancing

I have been working on Orna's Squaredance. It is so much fun! I have a little more to do on two more squares and then I am finished with Lesson One. And horrors! The next lesson won't come out until January 31.

Guess that means I will have to work on something else. I could try to finish my Gay Ann Roger's Echoes piece....Or should I start something new?

Beginning a New Class

Here is the beginning of Squaredance. I am afraid I did not anchor my threads very well. I love the color of the canvas. This is going to be a fun class! BTW, all the black lines are basting and will come out. I hate basting!

Black Promise of a Mystery:

Before I get distracted, here are my thread colors for the "black" Promise of a Mystery-ANG SOTM:

Family A: 164 Cinnabar Watercolours

72 Anchor Floss

080 Kreinik

Family B:320 DMC floss and #5 perle cotton

091 Kreinik Blending Filament

3215 Kreinik

Family C:3753 DMC Floss and #5 perle cotton

214 Kreinik

Hope this helps!

Gay Ann Roger's Echoes of Elizabeth Pockets

Just a quick showing of my pockets that I finished yesterday. I am sorry the picture isn't better. The needles pocket has the mistake in the bottom section. I like it and will leave it. Also, Gay Ann used blue at the bottom instead of red. I love red and decided to use all red.

First Finishes of 2011

Ok. So I was almost done with these. But I put the last few beads on Rhiannon this afternoon, so she is done! I need to wash and iron her and get her ready to frame, but she is out of my stitching pile. Rhiannon by Nora Corbett

And I have put the beads on my blue SOTM. There is still one section to go, but I will have to wait until February to do it. I am using this to demonstrate for my local EGA.

I am glad it is done since my Orna Willis class starts tomorrow. I should be working on a WIP, but I feel the need to start something new. So my goal is to keep up in Squaredance and not allow it to become a WIP.

(Once these pieces are framed, I will add points to my thread count. Maybe.)